Cigars

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strains they can get to the market quickly. Careful and
attentive raising is non existent. The leaves are quickly dried and
thrown into boxes for shipment to the rolling factory.

Fine cigars are hand rolled, whereas all cigarettes are machine
rolled. Including the type and quality of the leaf, rolling is the
ultimate judge of whether a cigar is good or bad. Cigar companies go to
great pains to be sure they hire only the best "Torcedores" (cigar
rollers). If a cigar is underfilled it will burn hot and harsh; if it is
overfilled it is "Plugged" and will not draw. To be sure that the cigars
are of the best quality, one out of ten is inspected (that's two out of
each box). On the other hand, cigarette tobacco is first jammed into
cutting machines where the leaves are shredded. Second, they go into the
rolling machines where the shreds are perfectly measured out, rolled, and
wrapped in paper. The only humans who come in contact with the tobacco,
at this point, are the ...

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